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High Attenuation pattern 
1. Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia with peripheral areas of ground glass opacity.
2. Sarcoid end-stage
with peripheral areas ... Sarcoid end-stage ... presenting as areas ... with peripheral areas ... #Comparison #Table
Breast Discharge - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
High Prolactin + Normal TSH
 • Microprolactinoma
 • Steroid Hormone Intake
Breast Discharge ... Failure • Stress (e.g ... Pregnancy, Breast ... • Pituitary Stalk ... Hypothyroidism #Breast
Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
Low Attenuation pattern ... low attenuation areas ... #Clinical #Radiology ... LowAttenuation #Cystic #Pattern ... #Comparison #Table
Low Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Centrilobular emphysema: low attenuation areas without walls. Notice the centrilobular artery
Low Attenuation pattern ... low attenuation areas ... #Clinical #Radiology ... LowAttenuation #Cystic #Pattern ... #Comparison #Table
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Treatment of Stable ... Control rate (e.g ... Control rate (e.g ... Tachycardia #Treatment #management ... #cardiology #algorithm
Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
Brady Management ... • May be no pattern ... summary #Diagnosis #EKG ... electrocardiogram #ecg ... #cardiology
Common Dermatological Conditions - Distribution and Morphology
 • Acne vulgaris - Face, upper back, chest -
eyebrows, perinasal areas ... Erythema with greasy ... and pruritus (e.g ... - Sun-exposed areas ... Varies with site, (e.g
Urine Microscopy Crystals
Uric Acid crystals:
 - Formation promoted by acidic urine
 - Seen in tumor lysis
Seen in UTIs by urease-producing ... organisms (e.g. ... Microscopy #Crystals #comparison ... #table #urinalysis
Hyperkalemia - Management Algorithm
 • IV calcium
 • IV insulin and glucose and/or salbutamolt
 • Consider
Hyperkalemia - Management ... Algorithm • IV ... potassium and ECG ... with narrow base, best ... morphology, "Sine wave" pattems
Borderline Personality Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Behavioral Traits:
 • Unstable Relationships - Alternating extremes of idealization
Impulsivity in at least ... two areas that ... reactivity of mood (eg ... controlling • Unstable ... adolescence, inflexible pattern